British 1st Armored Division

The British 1st Armored Division was an armored division of the British Army that existed from 1937 to 1945 and from 1960 to 2014, when it became an infantry division. The division fought in France, North Africa, and Italy, and it was divided into smaller units in the autumn of 1944 after suffering heavy losses during the Gothic Line campaign. The division was rebuilt in 1960, and it took part in the Gulf War under the command of Rupert Smith; the division fought at the Battle of Norfolk in 1991. In 2014, the division was transformed into an infantry division.